The Sheriff's Department is concerned about crime and fires in the Bosque.

The Sheriff's Department is concerned about crime and fires in the Bosque.

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Updated: 6:50 PM MDT Jul 25, 2015

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WEBVTT THEY'RE FINDING. REPORTER: BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES SAY IT'S A GROWING PROBLEM IN THE BOSQUE. MORE AND MORE ELABORATE HOMELESS CAMPS COMPLETE WITH KITCHENS, BATHROOMS AND BEDROOMS. THERE WAS SO SO MUCH TRASH IN HERE, WATER BOTTLES FOOD CONTAINERS BEER CANS AND BOTTLES. REPORTER: WHILE THEY'RE MOSTLY CAMOFLAGED, TUCKED AWAY FROM BIKE PATHS AND WALKING TRAILS. THE PERSON PUTS THESE IN HERE AS THEY LEAVE TO KIND OF OBSCURE THE ENTRANCE. REPORTER: BCSO SAYS HOMELESS CAMPS BIG. THEY HAVE A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE TENT WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY USING IT TO HEAT SO THEY'LL START A FIRE IN THERE. REPORTER: OR SMALL. PEOPLE CAMPING, CAMPFIRES. REPORTER: POSE A HUGE DANGER. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A LITTLE SPARK AND THIS WHOLE AREA IS UP IN FLAMES. REPORTER: IT'S NOT JUST FIRES THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT. BCSO BIKES THE BOSQUE LOOKING FOR ALL ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. WE PRIMARILY LIKE TO HIT NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HIGH CRIME AREAS SO THAT WE CAN MAYBE BE A DETERRENT. MAYBE ON THE BACK ALLEYS, DITCH BANKS, PARKING LOTS. REPORTER: SO FAR THIS SUMMER JUST A FEW FIRES, THAT LUCKILY, WERE QUICKLY CONTAINED. PLEASE RESPECT IT SO THAT

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The Sheriff's Department is concerned about crime and fires in the Bosque.